He has signed on with high-profile agent Drew Rosenhaus and is trying to work his way up the mock draft boards.

Thomas is joining me every week "On the Block" on The Score 1260 in Syracuse to chronicle his path to the draft. We will track his progress here in the blog as well.

Now that the Super Bowl is over, the next big thing on the NFL calendar is the NFL Combine.

Thomas is one of four former Syracuse players that will be in Indianapolis for the combine later this month, joining defensive end Chandler Jones, tight end Nick Provo, and offensive lineman Andrew Tiller.

Thomas has been training for the past few months for the combine, including the event that gains the most attention at that event.

The 40.

As in 40-yard dash.

"Oh yes. I'm practicing my 40 (yard dash) pretty well because they want to see that speed. That is one thing I'm practicing hard. The other thing I am going hard at is the DB drills, making sure I show the scouts I can catch the ball. I was a ball hawk in college and I want to continue to show the scouts that I can be one in the NFL as well. I'm also doing the aerial drill, the shuttle drill, things like that. I'm just real thankful for the opportunity to go show those scouts what I got."

Thomas may have an advantage in that department as he is currently running a 4.4 40-yard dash.

Thomas also told me this week about how he thinks his former teammates will do at the combine, what it takes to be a "ball hawk", and more.